Experiential Learning Research Paper

Cassie McCollum--Experiential Learning Essay This Fall, I volunteered to work at the Cobb EMC Annual Planning Meeting with Safe Kids of Cobb County. I heard about this opportunity when a couple of professors in the Public Health Department at Kennesaw State University promoted it via email. It was on a Saturday and I was off from work, so I decided to volunteer. I did not know what to expect, but I drove to the Cobb County Fairground early that morning ready for anything. It was still dark when I arrived, so I had to look around for the area we were to meet. I really thought that there would be a lot of students from KSU, but I was the only one. However, there were other volunteers, employees, and interns to help out. I expected a busy day with lots of people and that's what I got plus a lot more. …show more content…
Viva Price. She gave me my volunteer shirt and I headed to change. I was one of the first to arrive, so I had a bit of a wait. Pretty soon assignments were handed out. I had the pedestrian safety station. Ms. Price explained to me how to set up the game and my area. I had a spinner board with different situations for the kids to answer correctly. All the situations related to road safety. They included questions about bike, pedestrian, and car safety. When the child was done answering the question they were allowed to choose a giveaway provided by Cobb EMC. If the child choose the wrong answer I explained the right answer to them. My station was pretty busy. I saw hundreds of people on this